bplwh Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I am having a difficulty finding information about worker's potential. Can someone please briefly explain me about the 'potential' that we can set up before we start the game?? For example, if I were to set all the workers' potentials to the highest (excellent), would ALL the workers eventually be 'hall of famers' in their abilities or popularities in their primes? I would like to set them highest so that whoever I want to push has an enough potential to break the celing, but I am little bit worried about the in-game unbalance it may cause after a few years of playing.. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwt13 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I'm not sure about unbalances, but I know for me it would take the fun out of it. One of my favorite parts of the game is the random potential and the way it makes you adjust your plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirMichaelJordan Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 They'll all have a high ceiling. Some higher than others based on age. They still have to grow through the right develop and avoid career altering injuries. So no, not everyone will be HOFers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantChair Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The booking screen gives you a good indication on whos gonna turn out a star and who isn't. Take a look at the wording of workers under the hot prospect tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtplaystew Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 They'll all have a high ceiling. Some higher than others based on age. They still have to grow through the right develop and avoid career altering injuries. So no, not everyone will be HOFers. I'm 90% sure this guy is 100$ correct I've done a few long games and it seems the potential refers to how high a worker's stats can go. Ive never seen a worker naturally develop stats that are all 100s. I think there are random caps, but they're all pretty darn high. And the game knows the max stat but doesn't necessarily make sure the stat gets that high. Injuries, wear and tear, physical decline, etc all come into play over a wrestler's career and may prevent him or her from hitting their maximum potential in any stat. Booking will help him or her hit their potential faster, but I dont think it will make their maximum possible number in a given stat any higher. As far as hall of famers, just because they have great stats doesn't mean they'll have great careers. If you have 20 guys in one company with great stats, only a few of them will be longterm champions that main event all your shows and give the great matches if you let the AI book them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo92 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 If you change everyone's potential to max then there will be a ton on very high skilled workers, though there will still be some variance. A much better way to do this would be to go into the editor in-game and set whoever you want to push to max potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poilbrun Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 You can't change potential in the in-game editor, only pre-game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo92 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 You can't change potential in the in-game editor, only pre-game Hahah, you're right. I never mess with the in-game editor only the general database, so I never even considered that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Even at highest the potential is still randomized. In the creative meeting you'll see they have two comments about the workers (if they are under a certain age I believe 31 for hot prospect and 29 for Next Big Thing) In Hot Prospect these are the comments in order of best to worst. Overness Huge Star Sky's the Limit Big Star Break-Out A Lot of Success Dark Horse In Ring Skill Phenomenal Fantastic Exceptional Really Fine Very Very Good Very Good I've seen guys with greatest potential end up as low as Break-Out Star for overness and Really Fine for skill. I think Potential mainly deals with skill. As I know overness cap also takes into account Star Quality, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan93 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Don't forget the hidden destiny rolls, either. They will alter the workers' peaks regardless of their set potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Don't forget the hidden destiny rolls, either. They will alter the workers' peaks regardless of their set potential. The hidden destiny roll is what makes the variance. Its why one guy set with highest potential can be a Break-Out Star who will end up being Really Fine in the ring and another will end up being a Huge Star with the potential to be Phenomenal in the ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan93 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The hidden destiny roll is what makes the variance. Its why one guy set with highest potential can be a Break-Out Star who will end up being Really Fine in the ring and another will end up being a Huge Star with the potential to be Phenomenal in the ring. Exactly. Not everybody will be a future legend simply because you gave them excellent potential. Just wanted to make sure the OP takes that into account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucidus Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Even at highest the potential is still randomized. In the creative meeting you'll see they have two comments about the workers (if they are under a certain age I believe 31 for hot prospect and 29 for Next Big Thing) In Hot Prospect these are the comments in order of best to worst. Overness Huge Star Sky's the Limit Big Star Break-Out A Lot of Success Dark Horse In Ring Skill Phenomenal Fantastic Exceptional Really Fine Very Very Good Very Good I've seen guys with greatest potential end up as low as Break-Out Star for overness and Really Fine for skill. I think Potential mainly deals with skill. As I know overness cap also takes into account Star Quality, It's 29 and under for both. Minor note: The text has changed slightly in 2016. "Very Good" has been replaced with "Pretty Good". Don't worry about ever seeing "phenomenal." Generally the only workers who get that tag are workers who start at that level (1996 Chris Benoit is the only one I've ever seen). In one of my 96' games, Mabel wound up as Huge Star/Pretty Good. That's amazingly irritating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc90 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The "Phenomenal" worker rating tag should be reserved for AJ Styles of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillnotover Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 In one of my 96' games, Mabel wound up as Huge Star/Pretty Good. That's amazingly irritating. Sorry but I gotta ask did you have Mabel be the 3rd man in the NWO? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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